Bananas Managua Recipes

BANANAS MANAGUA

Steps:

• Peel bananas and slice diagonally, 1/4 inch thick. Pour orange juice into a small, shallow bowl. In another small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Melt 1 Tablespoon butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Dip a third of the banana slices into the orange juice and then into the brown sugar mixture. Add to the pan and cook until lightly browned and glazed on both sides (about 1 minute total). Spoon into 2 shallow dessert dishes. Repeat two more times with the remaining bananas.
• When all are cooked, add lime juice and any remaining orange juice and brown sugar mixture to the pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture boils and becomes syrupy (this happens quickly). Pour evenly over bananas.
• Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream. Serve immediately.

BANANAS CARIBBEAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Peel the bananas, split them in half lengthwise, then place them in a buttered baking dish (10"x6"x2").
• Combine the sugar, orange juice, nutmeg, cinnamon and sherry in a saucepan. Heat until sugar is dissolved, then pour over the bananas. Dot with butter.
• Bake bananas for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the bananas are tender. Baste them once or twice during baking.
• Remove from oven. Sprinkle with the rum before serving.
• Serve as-is, or with a scoop of vanilla or coconut ice cream.

BANANA MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Sugar the rims of 4 large margarita glasses. To do so, pour sugar onto a small plate, moisten the rims of the glasses on a damp towel and press them into the sugar.
• In a blender, combine tequila, limeade, triple sec and ice. Blend until smooth. Add bananas and blend again until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.